Weekly Fatality/Catastrophe Report

This table contains the weekly summaries of fatalities and catastrophes resulting in the hospitalization of three or more workers. Employers must report these incidents to OSHA within eight hours. The summaries below include only preliminary information, as reported to OSHA Area Offices or to States which operate OSHA-approved State Plans. The fatalities listed here include only those that initially appear to be work-related, but exclude fatalities that do not appear to be work-related, such as an apparent heart attack of a sedentary worker. OSHA investigates all work-related fatalities and catastrophes. After OSHA's investigation is complete, these reports will be updated with inspection results and citation information.

Weekly Summary (Federal and State data tabulated week ending October 29, 2011)
FATALITIES
Date of Incident	Company and Location	Preliminary Description of Incident
10/3/2011	Landmark Pacific Builders Inc., Honolulu, HI, 96817	Residential construction worker renovating roof died after falling two stories.
10/15/2011	Boat Grotto, San Diego, CA, 92115	Mechanic died from possible aneurism and heart attack after making repairs to boat engine.
10/16/2011	Esther's 103, Inc., Miami, FL, 33150	Worker trying to replace pumps inside a manhole collapsed and later died from exposure to toxic air.
10/17/2011	Cherokee Freight Lines Stockton, LLC, St. Helena, CA, 94574	Worker tripped and fell while walking on job site, hitting his head on a step. Worker later suffered a heart attack at hospital.
10/18/2011	Advantage Plumbing & Heating, Inc., Mencken, ND, 58558	Trench engulfment.
10/19/2011	Midco Diving & Marine Services, Inc., Parshall, ND, 58770	Water treatment plant worker diving into a 138-foot-deep chamber to perform maintenance died after his umbilical line failed.
10/20/2011	Hilltop Tune, Inc., Pelham, AL, 35124	Worker repairing an SUV was killed when the truck slipped into gear and ran over him.
10/20/2011	Metro Construction, Mckenzie, ND, 58854	Truck driver hauling gravel was killed when his truck tipped over.
10/20/2011	NYSDOT Bridge Maintenance Shop, Warrensburg, NY, 12885	Worker inspecting a bridge died after he was pinned between bridge and lift basket.
10/22/2011	A-1 Self Storage LLC, Seattle, WA, 98119	Manager of self storage facility was stabbed during a robbery.
10/21/2011	Hilario Valero, San Antonio, TX, 78245	Worker applying siding on a chimney died after falling 18 feet.
10/21/2011	Lawrence Construction & Leasing, Inc., Florence, KY, 41042	Pipe layer was killed when a testing machine he was using swung around, striking him in the head.
10/22/2011	Sante Shipping Lines, Inc., Miami, FL, 33142	Worker inspecting a vessel's cargo from a suspended man basket died after equipment failure caused him to fall 18 feet to the ground.
10/23/2011	Quality Castings, Orrville, OH, 44667	Worker using a wheelabrator machine died of complications sustained when his finger was amputated.
10/24/2011	Orestes Lescano, Miami, FL, 33130	Worker installing weather stripping at an apartment building was killed after falling 40 feet.
10/25/2011	EAL Fig LLC dba 5-Point Tire & Auto Repairs, Camden, NJ, 08105-3855	Worker was struck and killed when a tool disk struck him in the chest.
10/25/2011	American Building, LLC., Stamford, CT, 06902	Worker installing metal roof panels died from head injuries after falling 35 feet to the ground.
10/25/2011	G & S Paving, Palo Alto, CA, 94304	Worker was run over by a semi-truck traveling in reverse.
10/25/2011	Dickson Dept. of Public Works, Dickson, TN, 37055	Worker was struck ad killed by a falling tree limb.
10/25/2011	Cumberland Garage and Trash Service, Inc., Fayetteville, NC, 28306	Worker riding on rear of trash truck was killed when he fell under the truck traveling in reverse.
10/25/2011	Nucor, Crawfordsville, IN, 47933	Worker was run over and killed by machine.
10/26/2011	Simon Roofing and Sheet Metal Corp., Charlotte, NC, 28262	Worker unclogging trash chute died after falling 40 feet when the chute collapsed.
10/28/2011	Harris Quality Inc., Fort Worth, TX, 76140	Worker was found crushed between truck and loading dock.
10/29/2011	Anibal Landscaping Corp., Jamaica, NY, 11435	Landscape worker riding in the back of a truck died from carbon monoxide fumes after he used a gas-powered lawn mower to keep warm.
CATASTROPHES - None Reported